Poems of the Great War: Published on Behalf of the Prince of Wales's National Relief Fund (1914)

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Oh dear. There are various kinds of poems about the Great War, and this book--in its defense, they are poems written by people who couldn't serve in the war, and were written at the beginning of the war. But the poems are largely propaganda of the crassest, most sentimental sort, in which "with a noble faith, a conscience high, and pure and proud as heaven" England sends its warrior sons off to fight the brazen tyrants...and any student of World War I knows how senseless the conflict is, and howOh dear. There are various kinds of poems about the Great War, and this book--in its defense, they are poems written by people who couldn't serve in the war, and were written at the beginning of the war. But the poems are largely propaganda of the crassest, most sentimental sort, in which "with a noble faith, a conscience high, and pure and proud as heaven" England sends its warrior sons off to fight the brazen tyrants...and any student of World War I knows how senseless the conflict is, and how little was gained, and how much was lost, and can only grieve for what is coming....more